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I am a huge slacker. Can't believe is is August 13th, and I haven't gotten around to blogging about this yet, but I have some kinda big news folks! If you are an active member of the digi-scrap-o-sphere then you have probably, no doubt, already heard about the recent activities @ ScrapbookGraphics. If not, then check this out... (image is clickable)



I have to smile every time I see my name on the list! Right there squeezed in between all those talented, creative souls. The festivities will last all month long, and even though the party has already started it isn't too late to jump into the mix. Join one of the games or challenges. You have a chance to win cool prizes! There are also some great giveaways coming soon, so keep watching SBG on Facebook and/or Twitter to stay informed.

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I've just added my first guest kit to the shop @ SBG!

 
 
 
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A little about how The Long Haul came to be...before Maya  even invited me to be a guest for August, I saw this post on Etsy's blog. Something about the campers stirred something up inside my head, and it immediately crossed my mind that I needed to open Illustrator and see if I could make my very own lil' camper. A few days went by and then Maya invited me to be a guest for August. I knew right away what direction I would be heading in with my first kit. To tell the truth, in the beginning it was going to be a full camping kit, but I changed directions after I was a few elements into creating it. I only wish it hadn't taken me so long to pull it all together. In my defense, we have had quite a lot of other things going on which kept me from being able to devote much time to design. But my boys are off to a good start at school and things are flowing somewhere smoothly for the time being.

*If you like what you see and are interested in purchasing The Long Haul, better hurry up and pick it up before the month is over, because it won't be available afterwards. I am not ready to jump back into being a full-time designer, and therefore I don't have a permanent home for my digital goods.

Now to inspire you, here are a few layouts created by my wonderful scrapping friends.


Model Camper? by Kim


Journey Together by Melinda


Memorable Moment by Melinda

 
in it for the long haul by Melissa C.


Memorable Moments by Raji



Long haul by Tania


Photography by Flor

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What else is going on over at ScrapbookGraphics? Check out this amazing sale... so many wonderful deals in there!


Click the image or HERE to go straight to the Golden Oldies sale category. Look for my three Golden Oldies, too! I put up Unamused Boys V2.0, Primarily Educational 2, and Freestylin' Fall. And once you're done shopping you can go HERE to read everything else that is going on at SBG right now. In addition to Twitter and Facebook mentioned above, the SBG Studio Matters blog is another place to go for current, up-to-date info on our Summer Soiree.

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That's all for today! Happy Friday the 13th!

some designing is better than no designing...

I didn't blog about it here, but last month everyone in our family of six came down with the flu and for some reason I have been having a heck of a time catching up and getting back on the ball (if I ever was "on the ball" to begin with LOL) with everything. Laundry, other housework, paperwork, email, designing, and the list goes on. Yesterday I took another little time out from spinning in circles and sat down to do a little last minute designing in order to have a new product out for Lost & Found Thursday @ FPD. So without further ado... "mixed paints alpha" is brand new in my shop today! It was made to match last week's release, Primarily Educational, although it could very easily be recolored to match whatever kit you're using. The best part about today's release is that mixed paints alpha is just $1 for today only!




And look! I scrapped a page to boot! Unfortunately my patience with my camera early in the morning is not so great, but I did what I could to fix the kiddos' back to school pictures so I could scrap them. Gotta love Photoshop, huh?

This layout shows mixed paints alpha in action, and also used in this layout is last week's release, Primarily Educational...




The above layout uses a free template created by my good pal, Tracy B.! Find it on her blog!

Thank you for reading, and may you have a wonderful rest of the week and a happy weekend! I'm off to match up socks, scrub the tub, and do lots of other not-so-fun stuff. 'Til next time!